Although the COVID-19 pandemic canceled this year's Hardly Strictly Bluegrass in Golden Gate Park, the festival will continue online with a special event on Oct. 3.
Entitled "Let the Music Play On," the one-time broadcast will play Saturday afternoon from 2-5 p.m. Pacific time. It will include original performances from Hardly Strictly regulars, including Bonnie Raitt and Bozz Scaggs, along with newly featured artists. Similar to the in-person event, the online festival will consist of six different "stages" for multiple musical acts.
Here are the lineups for each stage:
BANJO STAGE:
Emmylou Harris
Yola
Aaron Lee Tasjan
Sierra Ferrell
Bonnie Raitt
Boz Scaggs
Rhiannon Giddens & Francesco Turrisi
Steve Earle
Bo and Lebo
Jimmie Dale Gilmore & Butch Hancock
Laurie Lewis & Nina Gerber
Patty Griffin
Steve Earle & The Half Grass Dukes feat. Tim O'Brien and Dennis Crouch
ROOSTER STAGE:
Buddy Miller
The War and Treaty
John Doe
Ashley Monroe
Buddy & Emmy
Jim Lauderdale
Kieran Kane & Rayna Gellert
McCrary Sisters
Robert Earl Keen
Stuart Duncan
Tré Burt
SWAN STAGE:
Chuck Prophet
Alison Brown
Fantastic Negrito
Shakey Graves
Birds of Chicago
Carrie Rodriguez
Ron Thomason & Heidi Clare
PORCH STAGE:
Amythyst Kiah
Black Banjo Reclamation Project
Jon Langford and Sally Timms
Los Coast
ARROW STAGE:
Doobie Decibel System Duo
HORSESHOE HILL:
The Sons Of The Soul Revivers
Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 2020 will be broadcast on Circle TV and can be streamed at hardlystrictlybluegrass.com
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